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Crypto | Futures | Live Trading 30 July | Aakash V

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Key takeaways

Finance

Instruments / tickers mentioned

  • Bitcoin (BTC) (also referred to as “Bitcoin Gold” in places—likely a channel name; trading focus is BTC futures)
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Crude oil futures
  • Nifty (mentioned in the context of a question: “Nifty Expiry 2nd PM Strategy”)
  • MCX (explicitly mentioned regarding commodity futures closing time)
  • Wipro (mentioned during a sector discussion)
  • IT sector
  • Pharma sector
  • ETF (mentioned as the presenter’s long-term investing approach—not crypto futures)
  • Reliance (used as an example in a manipulation discussion)
  • Tools / platforms / brokerage mentioned:
    • CoinSwitch
    • XM (including “deposit in XM through UPI or bank transfer”)

Market / macro & tactical commentary

  • The presenter emphasizes short-term futures trading using price action and “operator shakeout” behavior (stop-hunt / liquidity taking) rather than long-term crypto investing.
  • He suggests large players fill orders near specific levels, and the market may:
    • go sideways
    • then rotate down/up to “take retailers” (trigger stop-losses).
  • Timing around the New York session open is highlighted:
    • Best trade window suggested: ~6:00–7:00 pm to 9:00 pm IST
    • Mentions 9:00 pm as a possible future live-stream start.

Trading methodology / framework (repeated)

1) Mark key levels first

  • Key levels are “marked first” (drawn during a prior live stream) and later tested with “rejections.”

2) Shakeout / stop-hunt logic

  • If many traders place stop-loss (SL) above a line, price may move into that zone to trigger SLs and then reverse.

3) Multi-timeframe confirmation

  • The setup often requires confirmation such as:
    • a proper red candle at the top (or a confirmation candle on a lower timeframe)
  • Charts commonly referenced:
    • 1-minute vs 3-minute vs 5-minute
    • Mentions 15-minute resistance on silver

4) Entry rules

  • Typical behavior:
    • Sell after a red candle that shows downside rejection
    • Buy after a confirmation candle plus follow-through
  • Avoid “chasing the moving vehicle” (enter when risk/reward is unattractive).

5) Risk management

  • Uses stop-loss (SL) and sometimes trailing SL.
  • Often uses a “cost-to-cost” approach:
    • move SL to entry so the trade becomes more risk-controlled / near break-even.
  • Cautions against overtrading:
    • Prefers 2–3 trades in ~1.5 hours
    • Claims ~90% profit frequency on the live stream, with rare large losses.

6) Profit handling mindset

  • Profit once earned is not returned”:
    • book/lock profits via trailing or cost-to-cost rather than allowing winners to turn.

Key numbers, metrics, and explicit recommendations/cautions

BTC move & levels (qualitative with some numeric captions)

  • BTC was referenced as falling from approximately:
    • ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh
    • An unclear caption mentions “6450% correction” (likely distorted by subtitles; treated as a claimed correction magnitude).
  • Profit references:
    • “20,000 profit visible”
    • Trailing at 10,000
    • Later: “9000 profit booked”

Risk/Reward targets

  • Preference for higher R:R:
    • Example: not wanting to risk ₹10,000 to earn only ₹5,000
    • Wants risk ₹5,000 with potential reward ₹15,000–20,000
  • Mentions gold R:R options like:
    • 1:15, 1:2
    • “I want 1:5 … 1:10” (as an expressed preference range)

Time references

  • Example entry timestamps mentioned:
    • 8:16 (entry candle noted)
    • 9:20 (entry)
    • 9:23 (cost-to-cost trigger; SL moved)
    • 10:06 (another entry time reference)
  • MCX close: commodities close at 11:00 AM.

Leverage / capital sizing

  • Suggested minimum capital:
    • ₹10,000 to ₹15,000
    • “don’t even think of trading more than that” (as stated guidance)
  • Leverage caution:
    • High leverage (mentioned 50x–60x) may make it easier to reach small profit targets,
    • but losses can wipe out capital quickly (“hard to take money home”).

PnL / trading results reported from the live stream

  • 30th July:
    • First live stream result: net loss ~₹9,000
    • If removing the first trade: net loss becomes ~₹13,000
    • Subtitles show many fragmented figures (including values like ₹1,300, ₹1,000 losses, ₹10,000 profits, and losses like ₹4,000)
    • Mentions a larger loss up to ~₹19,000 (“bigger than that”).
  • Mentions three consecutive losses with a sequence of PnL values displayed in fragments.

“Likes” as a timing gate (operational rule)

  • He repeatedly uses audience engagement as an entry/setup cue:
    • “when likes hit 100/200/400, entry/setup completes.”
  • This is described as a procedural broadcast cue, not a trading performance metric.

Explicit bullish / bearish stances during the session

Bitcoin (BTC)

  • Often described as:
    • expecting downside after shakeout
    • later also allowing continuation/momentum language after shakeout
  • Bias phrasing:
    • mentions BTC may remain sideways with downside bias
    • includes references like “Bias is our down side”
    • also mentions “JP Morgan said BTC will go sideways.”

Gold

  • Generally prefers selling from strong resistance:
    • avoids buying at higher levels due to resistance and SL distance
  • Outlook includes:
    • gold may go sideways or not go up much
    • later says gold setup is “brewing” and references breakout-style logic.

Silver

  • Repeatedly discussed as “cooking.”
  • Setup logic includes:
    • buy after a pullback/breakout
    • or “shakeout then go up”
  • Sometimes avoids buying “so high” when SL would be too tight/wasted under shock risk.

Disclosures / disclaimers mentioned

  • No clear “not financial advice” disclaimer is visible in the subtitles.
  • He does mention legality checks:
    • references providing links on NSC/SEBI website to illegal platforms
    • warns against using illegal services.
  • Often frames guidance as education/strategy discussion, not guaranteed outcomes.

Presenters / sources mentioned (end)

  • Aakash V (presenter; referenced as “Aakash Bhai / Aakash V”)
  • JP Morgan (source mentioned for BTC “sideways” outlook)
  • SEBI / NSC (official website references for legal platform/link checks)

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